Regardless of philosophy or offensive system, most teams today employ some sort of "quick" passing game. From under center, these passes were thrown off of a 3-step drop, and usually featured isolation routes to the outside receivers and a maximum number of pass protectors:

The quick passing game in this system is unique in it's presentation; in the next few entries I will detail my background in this particular concept, and the evolution that has led to its present form. When John Mackovic became Head Football Coach at The University of Texas at the end of the 1991 season, it was the first time I was exposed to a quick passing game that not only free released a running back from a 2-back set, but from single back sets as well:

The NFL influences in Coach Mackovic's offense didn't only pertain to the pass patterns; it is also of note that both quick and standard drop back passes were protected the same way, which allowed for 6-man protections with the use of simple protection calls. "Hot Right/ Left" pertained to two back sets, while "Speed Right/ Left" complimented single back sets by incorporating the TE in the protection.Further, with the popularity of the West Coast Offense's use of the tight end and other inside receivers in the quick passing game (along with an All America tight end on our team), these ideas became enfused as part of the offense:

Along the way, at the other end of the Southwest Conference, the University of Houston had been unleashing a passing attack never before seen in college football. In viewing the tapes of the Houston offense (issued to study defenses we were about to play) I became enamored by the fact that even in their quick passing game, Houston quarterbacks had the ability to reset, get depth, and find backside outlets:

For a young coach like me, with an insatiable "appetite" for football, constant exposure to such ideas, combined with bosses that would allow me to expound on such creativity, the stage was set for the blending of all these ideas. In the coming posts, I will write about early stops in my coaching career, and conclusions reached in the present format of my quick passing game.